Zero Waste Perspectives on the Road in Key West

Eric Lombardi, executive director of Boulder, Co.,-based Eco Cycle, speaks to city officials and outlines some simple steps to create a zero waste community:

• "The public really wants convenient recycling and composting opportunities. Once you create the systems where it's really easy to do the right thing, they do the right thing."
• Make the polluter pay more than the conserver by introducing a pay-as-you-go structure to waste-collection service charges.
• Mandatory recycling at all homes and businesses.